Windows 8 is
the newest and latest edition of Windows Operating System launched by
Microsoft. Even before the launch of Windows 8, customers had shown interests
in the new Windows 8 gadgets which would be available. The Windows 8 developer
version was downloaded by many people to check out the cool Windows 8 gadgets
for Desktop. The new gadgets had a lot of new features. The gadgets are blended
with a cool and stylistic appearance and are less RAM consuming than the
previous gadgets of Windows 7. With 3D reflections and 3D effects, these
gadgets are more fun to use and more users friendly. However, Microsoft has
disabled the option of uploading new gadgets from unofficial sources in the net
in order to protect the user. But this
doesn’t mean that you cannot get new gadgets. Microsoft has however enabled the
use of CSS3 and HTML5, through which gadget developers can build new and
exciting gadgets for Windows 8.
Some of the cool Windows 8 gadgets for Desktop are listed below.
Win8 Weather gadget
This is the
weather gadget for Windows 8. The Win8 Weather gadget collects information from
different weather stations situated across the globe and provides information
regarding the weather and climatic conditions of a place. The gadget also gives
information regarding the maximum and minimum temperatures of a place, relative
humidity, dew point, etc. One can also enter their own location coordinates and
get updates on an hourly basis.
Countdown Timer & Future Clock
This gadget
is basically a counter. The user can enter the date and time of future event
and the gadget will keep a track of how many days, hours and minutes are left
for the occasion.
This an
interesting gadget developed by Microsoft. It is basically a clock, but the
design and the functioning are unique. It is an ideal reproduction of what a
clock might look like in the future.
Game card viewer
The Game
card viewer is the Xbox 360 games. It enables the user to view their game cards
and also view their achievements in various games and also to keep track. When
the gadget is run, it opens in a Fly out window showing the list of your Xbox
360 games.
CPU Meter & AlertCon
This gadget
is very helpful. The gadget shows a CPU meter which indicates what amount of
the CPU is being used and what portion of the RAM is working. It also gives
information regarding the system memory usage.
This is also
a useful gadget. It provides the AlertCon status of your PC directly at the www.iss.net
(Internet Securities Systems site). The status is refreshed automatically every
hour.
PlayStation 3 gadget & FTP Access
This gadget
provides news and updates about the latest and hottest games released by Sony
for the PlayStation. It also gives information regarding release date of
anticipated games for the Sony PlayStation. Overall this is very useful for
game lovers.
The FTP
Access is a gadget which provides a much faster and efficient technique to log
into an FTP server.
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